Four held in string of Ripon auto burglaries

RIPON - Three juveniles and one adult from outside San Joaquin County were arrested by Ripon police during the weekend, solving what authorities believe was a string of recent auto burglaries and vehicle theft.

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By The Record

Posted Jan. 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Jan. 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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RIPON - Three juveniles and one adult from outside San Joaquin County were arrested by Ripon police during the weekend, solving what authorities believe was a string of recent auto burglaries and vehicle theft.

Shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to the CVS pharmacy in the 1200 block of West Main Street on a report of two suspicious males in front of the store.

They were wearing dark, hooded clothing that matched a description from a Saturday night vehicle burglary report.

When an officer made contact, he noticed a woman's driver's license lying next to the suspects and confirmed that it belonged to a victim of a vehicle burglary.

A background check also showed that one of the juvenile suspects was on court probation for vehicle theft.

The pair were taken into custody.

A subsequent search then turned up more stolen property belonging to Ripon residents.

Later, based on their investigation, officers stopped a suspect vehicle and discovered more stolen property reported taken in other Ripon burglaries. They arrested the occupants of that vehicle.

They also found evidence linking the suspects to a reported theft of a vehicle from the 200 block of First Street.

Henry Vigil, 26, of Antioch was booked into County Jail on suspicion of felony possession of stolen property, conspiracy and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Three male juveniles, including two from Antioch, 15 and 17, and a 16-year-old from Sacramento were booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of felony possession of stolen property, conspiracy and vehicle theft.

The department is attempting to return stolen items to Ripon residents.